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Thomas Shinder The correct answer is B. This question is typical of the type of questions that you’ll see on your Microsoft exams. It tests your understanding of multiple concepts, and you ability to integrate your understanding of these concepts to come up with the correct answer. The Browser service is a distributed database that […]

Thomas Shinder Answer A is incorrect because a firewall or packet filtering router that blocks outgoing broadcast packets on UDP Port 138 will have no effect on the Browser service. Master Browsers configured as WINS clients contact the Domain Master Browser via a directed datagram. Therefore, the blocking of broadcast messages by an intervening router […]

In this issue: Apache status, in the news, featured articles, and Apache-related jobs. In this issue: Apache status, in the news, featured articles, and Apache-related jobs.

CLF compliant ‘-‘ byte count, method and protocol. [Bill Stoddard] *) Add a new LogFormat directive, %c, that will log connection status at the end of the response as follows: ‘X’ – connection aborted before the response completed. ‘+’ – connection may be kept-alive by the server. ‘-‘ – connection will be closed by the […]

used to always return APR_SUCCESS, and nobody ever checked its return value anyway. [Cliff Woolley ] *) Remove the index into the bucket-type table from the buckets structure. This has now been replaced with a pointer to the bucket_type. Also add some macros to test the bucket-type. [Ryan Bloom] *) Renamed all MODULE_EXPORT symbols to […]

“Apache is a web server. In fact Apache is the world’s most popular and dominating web server with over 61% of all Internet web servers running Apache. A far second is Microsoft IIS, with a measly 19% of market share. This is a true testament to Apache’s popularity….” Apache is a web server. In fact […]

Anyone who’s ever worked with sendmail, the venerable Unix-based e-mail server, knows both the power and nightmarish complexity with which an e-mail server administrator has to contend. Put simply, an e-mail server is like the post office, and it acts as a way-station for sending outgoing messages and receiving and delivering incoming messages. Most Internet […]

“In a town that thrives on sucking money out of peoples’ pockets, it was ironic to see Brian Behlendorf, co-founder and president of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), taking the stage here Sunday to discuss the status of the Apache, the prominent Web server that the ASF simply gives away….” But now Behlendorf said the […]

From Ken Coar: We are now accepting submissions for presentations at the ApacheCon North America 2001 conference, to be held 4-6 April 2001 in Santa Clara, California. Greetings! We are now accepting submissions for presentations at the ApacheCon North America 2001 conference, to be held 4-6 April 2001 in Santa Clara, California. To submit a […]

“Maybe there’s no free lunch, but thanks to the efforts of thousands of programmers and the Internet, there’s more great software such as Linux and Netscape freely available today than ever before.” Free software is also called Open Source software, a newer and generally more acceptable label. You’ve probably heard both of these terms, but […]

Thomas Shinder MCSE Candidates and MCSEs Don’t Have to Worry IT workers always have to worry! This industry changes very, very quickly. It you are not in the constant pursuit of upgrading and expanding your skill set, you’ll very quickly find yourself looking for a new career. Unlike my previous career in neurology, where I […]

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